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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2015
Applicant:

Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Maria Celeste Rellamas Tria, Houston, TX (US);

Catherine Martin Santos, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/04 (2006.01); E21B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/04 (2013.01); E21B 21/00 (2013.01); C09K 2208/12 (2013.01); E21B 21/003 (2013.01);
Abstract

Included are methods and systems for drilling in a subterranean formation. A method comprises providing a drilling fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a betaine shale stabilizer; placing the drilling fluid into the subterranean formation; and drilling a wellbore in the subterranean formation. A drilling system comprises a drilling fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and a betaine shale stabilizer; a drilling assembly; a drill string coupled to the drilling assembly; a pumping system fluidically coupled to the drill string, wherein the pumping system is capable of pumping the drilling fluid through the drill string.


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